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This paper provides a general background to the topic of Risk Assessment with a view to applying it helpfully in ensuring safe application of Ionizing Radiations in Diagnostic Medical Imaging. Similar principles can be applied in Radiation Therapy.
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Malone, J., O’Reilly, G. (2011). General Principles of Risk Assessment for Ionising Radiation. In: Lemoigne, Y., Caner, A. (eds) Radiation Protection in Medical Physics. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0247-9_5
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